St Pauls Free Lutheran
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Schedule
Sunday:
10:00 am Worship Service
8:45 am Sunday School
September - May
Wednesday:
6:00 pm Youth Group
7:00 pm Bible Study
7:00 pm Kid's Club
Contact
St Paul's Free Lutheran
2802 12th Street South
Fargo, ND 58103
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Phone: (701) 237-5555
Email: pastor
Links
AFLC
AFLC
www.aflc.org
About Us
The history of St. Paul's Free Lutheran Church begins with the history of the Association of Free Lutheran Congregations. The AFLC was formed in October 1962 as a group of Lutherans from the former Lutheran Free Church who desired to retain congregational polity, wholesome Christian piety in lifestyle, and most importantly, a strong stand on the inerrancy of Scripture. They organized a Mission Board and called Rev. John Abel as director. The current facility, purchased two months later, served as the Mission Center for the new AFLC. A legal Missions Corporation was formed, and owned the building until it was sold to the St. Paul's Congregation in 1971.

The actual congregation began with a group of people who met for fellowship in the Mission Center on Sunday afternoons, beginning in August of 1963, also under the leadership of Rev. Abel. The first regular Sunday morning worship and Sunday School sessions were held on September 15, 1963. The congregation officially organized on February 2, 1964, with 49 charter members, and received Home Mission support until June 3, 1979.

Association of Free Lutheran Congregations (AFLC)
AFLC St Paul's Free Lutheran Church is affiliated with the Association of Free Lutheran Congregations (AFLC). The AFLC is a fellowship of over 250 independent congregations bound together by a common cause and common tasks - evangelism and discipleship. We seek, in a very practical way, to carry out the principle of the "universal priesthood of all believers." That is, we believe that the lay men and women of our congregations are called by God to be spiritual "lights" in their local communities.

The AFLC is not a synod but an association where the authority and autonomy of the local congregation is emphasized. Congregations of the AFLC do work together voluntarily in maintaining ministries which include:
  • A two-year post-high school Bible school that focuses on the Word of God and personal spiritual growth.
  • A four-year seminary that focuses on training pastors and missionaries who, in turn, train and equip lay people for spiritual service.
  • World Mission and Home Mission departments which seek to establish other local congregations and further the Kingdom of God at home and abroad.
  • Departments of Parish Education, Youth Ministries, Stewardship, and Evangelism.
  • Midwinter Bible Conferences
  • Youth and Family Bible Camps

Visit the AFLC website for more information on our church body!
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St Paul's Free Lutheran Church  |  2802 12th Street South  |  Fargo, ND 58103  |  (701) 237-5555